Entries With Questions
When entries are added to the website or modified, there is sometimes a question as to some aspect of the entry. Some such questions are relatively minor such as whether a date might be a day or so earlier (or later). An example of a larger question would be whether an individual is, in fact, related to another individual as shown. In between lie many other possible types of questions about the accuracy of the data.
The purpose of this page is to point out the major questions we are aware of in regard to the genealogical entries on this website. They are as follows:
Hans Siegenthaler (b. 1660) (wife, Maria Gerber)
There is a question of who the parents of Hans were and when and where he was born. Several online sources have him as Hans (3 Aug 1666), the first son of Benedikt S. (1640) and Lucia Jakob (1643). However, since there was a second Hans (1673) in that family, the first Hans most probably did not live to maturity. Others had the Hans in question as this second Hans (1673). However, the latter is more often documented with a different wife and family. We believe the indicated parents of Hans the most likely, but that could also be wrong.
Christian Siegenthaler & Barbara Siegenthaler
There are two cases of married couples with these names. One, Christian (1726 - 1755) and Barbara (1734 - ), seems to be in order. The second case, Christian (1782 - 1782) and Barbara (ca.1729 - 1801) raises some questions. Among them are 1) the seven year gap between the first child and the second child – does that first child, Barbara, come from a different famiy then that of the remaining four, and 2) is Barbara, the mother, the fourth daughter (born 1727) of Christian S. (1697) & Anna Räss (1697)?
Hans Siegenthaler (1595)
Most sources have Hans as the earliest known member of his branch. Only a few have Abrahan von Siegenthaler (1575) and Anna Schutzgeber as his parents. Thus, including them in that capacity on this website has to be considered questionable. Incidently, although Hans dropped the "von" from his surname, his presumed brother, Michael reportedly did not.
If you see other significant situations that seem questionable
and should be corrected or included in this listing, let us know.
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